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Abbott Freestyle recall

We’ve been pressing for more detail from Abbott Diabetes Care since mid-last-week about its latest batch of recalls, impacting a huge number of customers using FreeStyle test strips and meters — including ALL OmniPod users.
If you haven’t heard yet, check out our NewsFlash post from Friday, about the recall of their test strips and older FreeStyle and FreeStyle Flash blood glucose meters.
A news release on the Abbott Diabetes press room page details the…

Many of you have already heard about the double product recalls issued by Abbott Diabetes Care about 48 hours ago.
This is huge, especially for everyone using the OmniPod system, because the recalled strips are those used in the PDM’s built-in FreeStyle meters!
Abbott hasn’t yet contacted customers directly, but say they’re in the process of sending out letters —…

If one of my medications or diabetes supplies is deemed potentially unsafe, I want to know about it. ASAP.
But even if I’m not a current consumer of a product deemed “problematic” by the powers-that-be, I still want to know about any potential new or existing safety issues. I might be a future customer myself or it might be a matter of getting word out to the rest of the community so my peers know…